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Just got my order as well. Placed it back in March.

The models are cast really well, no visible defects. Will definitely be placing another order.

I've written mine off as a loss, done everything I could on my end to try and get it, but expired, foreign track & trace numbers are not supported around here. Going to re-order once the budget permits.

On the plus side, Artel are aware of the problems with Russian mail, so have a new overseas shipping partner; the Dutch postal services.

 BrookM wrote:
I've written mine off as a loss, done everything I could on my end to try and get it, but expired, foreign track & trace numbers are not supported around here.

Pretty much the same situation. Shame because those exo troopers looked damn fine. Throwing good money after bad though is never a good idea.

Hekal Xul wrote:

 BrookM wrote:
I've written mine off as a loss, done everything I could on my end to try and get it, but expired, foreign track & trace numbers are not supported around here.

Pretty much the same situation. Shame because those exo troopers looked damn fine. Throwing good money after bad though is never a good idea.

This is not their fault however and I do want to keep supporting this company.

My order from a company I'm not allowed to name on Dakka finally showed up, so don't give up hope yet.

Why are you not allowed to name it? Is it a bootleg manufacturer?

 warboss wrote:
Why are you not allowed to name it? Is it a bootleg manufacturer?

While not a recaster per se, some of their stuff definitely rides the edge, so Dakka chooses to err on the side of caution.

I'm guessing that yes, he's talking about a recaster of some sort, which Artel W s, of course, not.

EDIT:

If not a recaster 'exactly' - must be...Legendarion?

Anyway, my Artel W order is finally here in the USA, and on its way to me...

...but given the now (of course!) politicized nature of the USPS these days, it will probably still take a while to get here.

 Alpharius wrote:
I'm guessing that yes, he's talking about a recaster of some sort, which Artel W s, of course, not.

EDIT:

If not a recaster 'exactly' - must be...Legendarion?

Didn't they make chibi primarchs? I can't see those being such a big offense in the grand scheme of things on the market. Then again, GW saw fit to take down my free Winged Hussar conversion 3d models off of thingiverse so clearly they have a fire first, ask questions never policy.

Anyway, my Artel W order is finally here in the USA, and on its way to me...

...but given the now (of course!) politicized nature of the USPS these days, it will probably still take a while to get here.

Congrats! Which ones did you end up ordering? I've been holding off on getting an exotrooper myself due to the shipping delays.

I got the Upsized Chaplain and a squad (10) of Upsized Scouts - can't wait for them to get here!

I finally got my scouts I was waiting on, and instead of being the 28mm their 35mm I quit lol 4 months wrong size

The scouts were I think the first thing they made in a larger primarisized scale and are in their own larger size category on their website.

Yeah, those are the ones I ordered - the bigger ones - to fit in with the Primaris range.

I hope they sent me the right (bigger) ones!

 inqscott wrote:
I finally got my scouts I was waiting on, and instead of being the 28mm their 35mm I quit lol 4 months wrong size

Friend, 28mm is the scale, not size. The are bigger than regular men (which should be 28-30mm heght in that scale). Actual size s are always in the descriptions at the website:
https://artelw.com/Scout%60n%60Recon-Squad-28mm-scale-5-scouts-p171204525

My package finally arrived today!

All was well, no damage on its long journey, the casts were perfect, and the whole thing is so nicely packaged, I almost didn't want to open it up - wax seals for the win!

Bottom line - love the miniatures, will definitely be making another purchase soon!

 Alpharius wrote:


Anyway, my Artel W order is finally here in the USA, and on its way to me...

How did you get this status update? The last status mine has on the russian post tracking site is that it was prepared for shipment from Russia over a month ago.

When it arrives somewhere new and gets scanned you should see it on the tracking

Yup!

The tracking number they give you will eventually be recognized, accepted, scanned and tracked by the USPS.

Well, that is how it was working before we got a new Postmaster General. Hopefully everything continues to work OK going forward.

New minis:

Warlock of the Crimson Legion

and

Ravenous Assassin

Those are nice but when is this bad boy coming out?

(Spoiler for size)

 BrookM wrote:
I've written mine off as a loss, done everything I could on my end to try and get it, but expired, foreign track & trace numbers are not supported around here. Going to re-order once the budget permits.

I ordered a Shin Godzilla art book from Japan at the beginning of April. In June, I gave up, asked for a refund, and got it. It finally showed up about a few weeks ago, nearly 6 months after being shipped. I'm not saying yours will ever show up, but I sure had given up on mine.

Also, thats when I learned paying for a book you already got a refund for on Amazon is a... process.

It happens sometimes, I'm already past the grieving stage at this point and will sometime Fall, do a reorder of it along with some other things they've released in the meantime.

Speaking of which, the not-Eversor is really nice, only thing missing is a sensor backpack really, but I've got enough AdMech parts lying about to kitbash one for her.

Also, their take on Erasmus Crowl:



Keep saying it, but they really get the source material and do it justice. He'll go nicely alongside my Spinoza.

 BrookM wrote:
It happens sometimes, I'm already past the grieving stage at this point and will sometime Fall, do a reorder of it along with some other things they've released in the meantime.

Why should you reorder something you`ve paid for already? We are very cincerned about our customers receiving their orders. Conatct me at info@artelw.com and we`ll solve the problem, one way or another.

That inquisitor is outstanding. Do they have a lot of minis roughly similar to Black Library characters?

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
That inquisitor is outstanding. Do they have a lot of minis roughly similar to Black Library characters?

Not at all, all separate and distinct characters for you to make your own stories with.

Take these fine fellows. Plenty of stories to make up about them. I honestly need to get around to buying them for myself.


Or for a specifically weird take, how about a Box? Who would write a story about a box, even if it does have a gun on it?


Though these guys are just brimming with story potential.


Honestly recommend taking a peek at their range, great opportunities.

Dang. I get those references. I’ll have to take a look, especially for commissars and their friends...

 BrookM wrote:

Also, their take on Erasmus Crowl:

...

Keep saying it, but they really get the source material and do it justice. He'll go nicely alongside my Spinoza.

I actually just ordered that model last week. Really excited for it, but yes, prepared to wait.

I didnt know about the character it was based on before hand though, would like to read up on him. Wiki says he only appears in Vaults of Terra, does he play a large role? Worth reading the book just for that character?

I think he’s in a second book now, but I’ve only read the first. I liked it. It’s very grimdark, even for WH40k. It feels very much like the older, more satirical period in a Warhammer fluff in its over-the-top depiction of crapsack Terra. The characters are interesting and the plot enjoyable, but the setting is the real star of the book in my opinion.

It has arrived! Like, holy gak, out of the blue! More impressively, undamaged, right down to the wax seal.




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Crusael wrote:
I actually just ordered that model last week. Really excited for it, but yes, prepared to wait.

I didnt know about the character it was based on before hand though, would like to read up on him. Wiki says he only appears in Vaults of Terra, does he play a large role? Worth reading the book just for that character?

Vaults of Terra is the name of the series, he's the main character along with Spinoza and Gorgias, they're in both stories and he's also the star of an audio drama that ties into the end of the first novel.

 BrookM wrote:
It has arrived! Like, holy gak, out of the blue! More impressively, undamaged, right down to the wax seal.

Told ya!